Día de Muertos, a cultural celebration
Remembrance, light, love, hope, togetherness, resilience, heritage... Día de Muertos, a celebration of life 🦋 Hispanic Origins & Latin Ancestry (𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗔) 𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗗𝗛𝗔𝗠, in collaboration with...
‘I Wear the Needham Badge Proudly’: Comedian Jared Freid Talks Family, Netflix Special
September 14, 2026 • The Needham-raised stand-up comic released his second Netflix special, “The Family Plan,” on Sept. 1. Jared Freid knows a thing or...
Needham Kayaker Traverses Charles River in ‘Source-to-Sea’ Expedition
September 14, 2026 • “To have an adventure, you can stay in your backyard, relatively.” Thirty-seven hours, more than 66 miles, and one tetanus shot...
Jeff Dinneen: Certified ‘Good Person’
January 26, 2026 • The Needham resident, who founded Cans for Calcium to benefit the Needham Community Council’s food pantry, will accept this year’s Good...
Fundraiser for Needham Family Exceeds $200,000
January 7, 2026 • A GoFundMe campaign created to support a Needham family following a destructive house fire that resulted in the death of a...
Town Native Captures 1970s Needham, Family Dynamics in Debut Novel
January 5, 2026 • A Needham High School graduate returns to share his first novel. Paul Scheufele spent 25 years in finance, finding a second...